A True Cornish Maid. With 6 page Illustrations by J. Finnemore. 3s. 6d.
The heroine of the tale is sister to a young fellow who gets into trouble in landing a contraband cargo on the Cornish coast. In his extremity the girl stands by her brother bravely, and by means of her daring scheme he manages to escape.
"The success of the year has fallen, we think, to Mrs. Norway, whose True Cornish Maid is really an admirable piece of work."—Review of Reviews.
The Girls of Banshee Castle. With 6 Illustrations by John H. Bacon. Cloth, 3s. 6d. New Edition.
Three girls, with an old governess, migrate from Kensington to the West of Ireland. Belonging as they do to "the ould family", the girls are made heartily welcome in the cabins of the peasantry, where they learn many weird and curious tales from the folk-lore of the district. An interesting plot runs through the narrative, but the charm of the story lies in its happy mingling of Irish humour and pathos.
"Is told with grace, and brightened by a knowledge of Irish folk-lore, making it a perfect present for a girl in her teens."—Truth.
Gianetta: A Girl's Story of Herself. With 6 full-page Illustrations by Lockhart Bogle. 3s.
The story of a changeling who is suddenly transferred to the position of a rich English heiress. She develops into a good and accomplished woman, and has gained too much love and devotion to be a sufferer by the surrender of her estates.
Violet Vereker's Vanity. With 6 full-page Illustrations by G. Demain Hammond, R.I. 3s. 6d.
The heroine was an excellent girl in most respects. But she had one small weakness, which expressed itself in a snobbish dislike of her neighbours, the Sugdens, whose social position she deemed beneath her own. In the end, however, the girl acknowledged her folly, with results which are sure to delight the reader.
"A book for girls that we can heartily recommend, for it is bright, sensible, and with a right tone of thought and feeling."—Sheffield Independent.
Margery Merton's Girlhood. With 6 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 3s. 6d.
The experiences of an orphan girl who in infancy is left by her father an officer in India—to the care of an elderly aunt residing near Paris. The accounts of the various persons who have an after influence on the story are singularly vivid.
"Margery Merton's Girlhood is a piece of true literature, as dainty as it is delicate, and as sweet as it is simple."—Woman's World.
For the Red Rose. With 4 Illustrations by James Durden. 2s. 6d.
A gipsy finds a little girl in the forest of Wimbourne, after the sacking of the castle by the Yorkists. He carries her to the camp and she is adopted by the tribe. The story tells how, when some years later Margaret of Anjou and her son are wrecked on the coast of England, the gipsy girl follows the fortunes of the exiled queen, and by what curious chain of events her own origin is discovered.
"This is a good story, and of special interest to lovers of historical romance."—Court Circular.
Brother and Sister: With 6 page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 3s. 6d.
A story showing, by the narrative of the vicissitudes and struggles of a family which has "come down in the world", and of the brave endeavours of its two younger members, how the pressure of adversity is mitigated by domestic affection, mutual confidence, and hopeful honest effort.
"A pretty story, and well told. The plot is cleverly constructed, and the moral is excellent."—Athenæum.
The Heiress of Courtleroy. With 8 full-page Illustrations by T. C. H. Castle. 5s.
Mimica, the heroine, comes to England as an orphan, and is coldly received by her uncle. The girl has a brave nature, however, and succeeds in saving the estate from ruin and in reclaiming her uncle from the misanthropical disregard of his duties as a landlord.
"One of the very best of girl's books we have seen."—Sheffield Telegraph.
A Loyal Little Maid. With 4 page Illustrations by Paul Hardy. 2s. 6d.
This pretty story is founded on a romantic episode of Mar's rebellion. A little girl has information which concerns the safety of her father in hiding, and this she firmly refuses to divulge to a king's officer. She is lodged in the Tolbooth, where she finds a boy champion, whom in future years she rescues in Paris from the lettre de cachet which would bury him in the Bastille.
"Has evidently been a pleasure to write, and makes very enjoyable reading."—Literature.
The Four Miss Whittingtons: A Story for Girls. With 8 full-page Illustrations by Charles M. Sheldon. 5s.
This story tells how four sisters, left alone in the world, went to London to seek their fortunes. They had between them £400, and this they resolved to spend on training themselves for the different careers for which they were severally most fitted. On their limited means this was hard work, but their courageous experiment was on the whole very successful.
"A story of endeavour, industry, and independence of spirit."—World.
A Newnham Friendship. With 6 full-page Illustrations by Harold Copping. 3s. 6d.
A sympathetic description of life at Newnham College. After the tripos excitements, some of the students leave their dream-world of study and talk of "cocoas" and debates and athletics to begin their work in the real world. Men students play their part in the story, and in the closing chapters it is suggested that marriage has its place in a girl graduate's life.
"Foremost among all the gift-books suitable for school-girls this season stands Miss Alice Stronach's A Newnham Friendship."—Daily Graphic.
The Secret of the Everglades. With 4 Illustrations by A. A. Dixon. 2s. 6d.
The father of the Osneys is supposed to have been killed whilst trapping in the Everglades of Florida. The family organize a series of expeditions to search for their father; but the secret of the swamp is hard to solve, and the end of the book is reached before the mystery is made clear.
"A fresh and original story of incident and adventure in the mysterious Florida swamps. An excellent and engrossing story."—St. James's Gazette.
Three Girls on a Ranch: A Story of New Mexico. With 4 page Illustrations by W. E. Webster. 2s. 6d.
The Lovell family emigrate from England to New Mexico, where they settle on a ranch. Mr. Lovell is delicate and unfit for farming, but the three eldest girls take upon themselves the burden of working the ranch. They have adventures of a perilous kind, and the story of their mishaps and how they overcame them is throughout both exciting and stimulating.
"A story with a fresh, bright theme, well handled."—Nottingham Guardian.
"A rousing book for young people."—Queen.
The Fairclough Family. With 6 Illustrations by G. D. Hammond, R.I. Cloth, 3s. 6d.
It was matter for amazement when Ronald Hammersley fell in love with Kathy Fairclough, who was considered a blue-stocking, instead of with her younger sister Nell, whom Mrs. Hammersley had chosen for him. Why Mrs. Hammersley desired her wealthy stepson to marry one of Dr. Fairclough's penniless daughters was a secret. How the secret became known, and nearly wrecked the happiness of Kathy and Ronald, is told in the story. But all ends well, and to the sound of marriage bells.
"One of those stories which all girls enjoy."—World.
A Little Irish Girl. Illustrated by H. Copping. 2s. 6d.
An orphaned family inherit a small property on the coast of Clare. The two youngest members of the party have some thrilling adventures in their western home. They encounter seals, smugglers, and a ghost, and lastly, by most startling means, they succeed in restoring their eldest brother to his rightful place as heir to the ancestral estates.
"Sure to prove of thrilling interest to both boys and girls."—Literary World.
Miriam's Ambition. With illustrations. 2s. 6d.
Miriam's ambition is to make someone happy, and her endeavour carries with it a train of incident, solving a mystery which had thrown a shadow over several lives. A charming foil to her grave elder sister is to be found in Miss Babs, a small coquette of five, whose humorous child-talk is so attractive.
"Miss Everett-Green's children are real British boys and girls, not small men and women. Babs is a charming little one."—Liverpool Mercury.
Gytha's Message: A Tale of Saxon England. With Illustrations. 2s. 6d.
We get a glimpse of the stirring events taking place at that period; and both boys and girls will delight to read of the home life of Hilda and Gytha, and of the brave deeds of the impulsive Gurth and the faithful Leofric.
"This is a charmingly told story. It is the sort of book that all girls and some boys like, and can only get good from."—Journal of Education.
Two Merry Mariners. Pictures by Stewart Orr; Verses by John Brymer. Cover design and 24 pages in full colour. Picture boards, cloth back, 6s.
This delightful volume tells in picture and verse how Dick and his friend the Hare sailed to the Downy Isle, the adventures they met with in that strange country, their encounter with the Dragon, and their remarkable voyage home. Mr. Orr exhibits in these designs a rare combination of humorous invention with brilliant draughtsmanship and command of colour, and the author supports him with a series of racy verses.
"The illustrations are masterpieces of drollery."—Manchester Courier.
"The verses are very funny and original."—World.
Six and Twenty Boys and Girls. Pictures by John Hassall; Verses by Clifton Bingham. 25 pages in full colour, and 24 pages of letterpress. Picture boards, 9 inches by 111/4 inches, cloth back, 3s. 6d.; also cloth elegant, 5s.
Most of us know some at least of the little girls and boys portrayed by Mr. Hassall in this amusing picture-book. As depicted with Mr. Hassall's inimitable skill, and described in humorous verse by Mr. Bingham, they may challenge comparison with the classic Struwwelpeter. Each picture is not only attractive and amusing in itself, but furnishes a hint of virtues to be imitated or faults to be avoided.
"Exactly hits the mark."—Scotsman.
"A most original picture-book."—World.
Roundabout Rhymes. With 20 full-page Illustrations in colour by Mrs. Percy Dearmer. Imperial 8vo, cloth extra, 2s. 6d.
A charming volume of verses and colour pictures for little folk—rhymes and pictures about most of the everyday events of nursery life.
"The best verses written for children since Stevenson's Child's Garden."—The Guardian.
Gammon and Spinach: Pictures by Stewart Orr. Verses by John Brymer. Cover design and 24 pages in Full Colour. Picture boards, cloth back, 6s.
In Gammon and Spinach Mr. Stewart Orr has produced a picture-book unique of its kind. Nothing could be more droll than the situations in which he represents the frog, the pig, the mouse, the elephant, and the other well-known characters who appear in his pages. Little folk will find in these pictures a source of endless delight, and the artistic skill which they display will have a special appeal to children of an older growth.
"Merry and handsome enough to make thousands of friends among little folk, what with its original verses and its amusing pictures."—Literary World.
"The book should attain a wide popularity in the nursery."—Morning Post.
Games and Gambols. Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; with Verses by John Brymer. 26 pages in colour, and 24 pages of letterpress. Picture boards, 9 inches by 111/4 inches, cloth back, 2s. 6d.; also cloth elegant, 3s. 6d.
Mr. Neilson surpasses himself in these irresistible colour pictures representing the animal world at play. The great test match between the Lions and the Kangaroos, Mrs. Mouse's Ping-Pong Party, Mr. Bruin playing Golf, Towser's Bicycle Tour, and the Kittens v. Bunnies Football Match, are a few among the many droll subjects illustrated in this amusing and original series.
"Mr. Neilson has a positive genius for making animals comic."—Academy.
"Children will revel in his work."—Daily Graphic.
The Animal Book. A Natural History for Little Folk. With a Coloured Frontispiece and 34 full-page Illustrations by F. Specht. Crown quarto, 111/4 inches by 91/2 inches, picture boards, cloth back, 2s. 6d.
This book consists of a series of bright and instructive sketches of the better-known wild beasts, describing their appearance, character and habits, and the position they hold in the animal kingdom. The text is printed in a large, clear type, and is admirably illustrated with powerful, realistic pictures of the various creatures in their native state by that eminent animal artist F. Specht.
"A work of the greatest value to the young."—Eastern Morning News.
Bright Pictures and Easy Lessons for Little Folk. Quarto, 101/8 inches by 73/4 inches, picture boards, 1s.; cloth, gilt edges, 2s.
An interesting and instructive picture lesson-book for very little folk. Beginning with an illustrated alphabet of large letters, the little reader goes forward by easy stages to word-making, reading, counting, writing, and finally to the most popular nursery rhymes and tales.
"The very perfection of a child's alphabet and spelling-book."—St. James's Budget.
Those Twins! With a Frontispiece and 28 Illustrations by S. B. Pearse. Cloth elegant, 2s. 6d.
Two little rogues are the twins, Horatio and Tommy; but loyal-hearted and generous to boot, and determined to resist the stern decree of their aunt that they shall forsake the company of their scapegrace grown-up cousin Algy. So they deliberately set to work to "reform" the scapegrace; and succeed so well that he wins back the love of his aunt, and delights the twins by earning a V. C. in South Africa.
"A merry story for young and old."—World.
Little Village Folk. With 37 Illustrations by Robert Hope. 2s. 6d.
A series of delightful stories of Irish village children. Miss Romney opens up a new field in these beautiful little tales, which have the twofold charm of humour and poetic feeling.
"A story-book that will be welcomed wherever it makes its way."—Literary World.
Stories, Verses, and Pictures for the Little Ones. 290 pages, of which 48 are in colour. Cloth, 2s. 6d.
A treasury of entertainment for the nursery. The contents are extremely varied both as regards the text and the illustrations, and carefully designed to meet the tastes of the little ones. The many bright colour pictures will be in themselves a never-failing source of delight.
"A fascinating little volume, well filled with stories and quaint and pretty illustrations."—Guardian.
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A Rough Shaking. With 12 page Illustrations by W. Parkinson. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d.
Clare, the hero of the story, is a boy whose mother is killed at his side by the fall of a church during an earthquake. The kindly clergyman and his wife, who adopt him, die while he is still very young, and he is thrown upon the world a second time. The narrative of his wanderings is full of interest and novelty, the boy's unswerving honesty and his passion for children and animals leading him into all sorts of adventures. He works on a farm, supports a baby in an old deserted house, finds employment in a menagerie, becomes a bank clerk, is kidnapped, and ultimately discovers his father on board the ship to which he has been conveyed.
At the Back of the North Wind. With 75 Illustrations by Arthur Hughes, and a Frontispiece by Laurence Housman. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d.
"In At the Back of the North Wind we stand with one foot in fairyland and one on common earth. The story is thoroughly original, full of fancy and pathos."—The Times.
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood. With 36 Illustrations by Arthur Hughes. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d.
"Dr. Mac Donald has a real understanding of boy nature, and he has in consequence written a capital story, judged from their stand-point, with a true ring all through which ensures its success."—The Spectator.
The Princess and the Goblin. With 30 Illustrations by Arthur Hughes, and a Frontispiece by Laurence Housman. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d.
In the sphere of fantasy George Mac Donald has very few equals, and his rare touch of many aspects of life invariably gives to his stories a deeper meaning of the highest value. His Princess and Goblin exemplifies both gifts. A fine thread of allegory runs through the narrative of the adventures of the young miner, who, amongst other marvellous experiences, finds his way into the caverns of the gnomes, and achieves a final victory over them.
The Princess and Curdie. With Frontispiece and 30 Illustrations by Helen Stratton. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d.
A sequel to The Princess and the Goblin, tracing the history of the young miner and the princess after the return of the latter to her father's court, where more terrible foes have to be encountered than the grotesque earth-dwellers.
With coloured frontispiece and black-and-white illustrations
No child of six or seven should have any difficulty in reading and understanding unaided the pretty stories in the 6d. series. In the 9d. series the language used is slightly more advanced, but is well within the capacity of children of seven and upwards, while the 1s. series is designed for little folk of somewhat greater attainments. If the stories are read to and not by children, it will be found that the 6d. 9d. and 1s. series are equally suitable for little folk of all ages.
Holidays at Sunnycroft. By Annie S. Swan. New Edition.
At Lathom's Siege. By Sarah Tytler.
Fleckie. By Bessie Marchant.
Elsie Wins. By Ellinor Davenport Adams.
Bears and Dacoits. By G. A. Henty.
Crusoes of the Frozen North. By Dr. Gordon Stables.
A Saxon Maid. By Eliza F. Pollard.
Uncle Bob. By Meredith Fletcher.
Jack of Both Sides. By Florence Coombe.
Do Your Duty! By G. A. Henty.
Terry. By Rosa Mulholland (Lady Gilbert).
Gipsy Dick. By Mrs. Henry Clarke.
Two to One. By Florence Coombe.
Cherrythorpe Fair. By Mabel Mackness.
Little Greycoat. By Ellinor Davenport Adams.
Tommy's Trek. By Bessie Marchant.
That Boy Jim. By Mrs. Henry Clarke.
The Adventures of Carlo. By Katharine Tynan.
The Shoeblack's Cat. By W. L. Rooper.
Three Troublesome Monkeys. By A. B. Romney.
The Little Red Purse. By Jennie Chappell.
Hi-Tum, Ti-Tum, and Scrub. By Jennie Chappell.
Edie's Adventures. By Geraldine Mockler.
Two Little Crusoes. By A. B. Romney.
The Lost Doll. By Jennie Chappell.
Bunny and Furry. By Geraldine Mockler.
Bravest of All. By Mabel Mackness.
Winnie's White Frock. By Jennie Chappell.
Lost Toby. By M. S. Haycraft.
A Boy Cousin. By Geraldine Mockler.
Travels of Fuzz and Buzz. By Geraldine Mockler.
Teddy's Adventures. By Mrs. Henry Clarke.
Each of these books contains many full-page and other illustrations, a number of which are in colour. The text is printed in bold type, and comprises bright and humorous stories and rhymes, specially written for the purpose.
Each contains 38 colour pages, over 40 full-page black-and-white Illustrations, and a large number of Vignettes. Quarto, 101/8 inches by 73/4 inches, picture boards, 2s. 6d. each; cloth, gilt edges, 3s. 6d. each.
Quarto, 101/8 inches by 73/4 inches
Faithful Friends.
My Book of Nursery Stories.
My Very Best Book
Arm-chair Stories.
My Very Own Picture-Book.
Cosy Corner Stories.
Our Darling's First Book
Twenty pages in colour. Cloth, gilt edges, 2s.; picture boards, 1s.
Cloth, 51/2 inches by 67/8 inches
My Pretty Picture-Book.
Sunbeams.
Quarto, 101/8 inches by 73/4 inches
Bow-Wow Picture-Book.
Cats and Kits.
Friends at the Farm.
Once upon a Time.
Long, Long Ago.
Fairy Tales for Little Folk.
Smiles and Dimples.
Little Bright-Eyes.
For Kittie and Me.
As Nice as Nice Can Be.
Round the Mulberry Bush.
Little Rosebud.
For My Little Darling.
For Dolly and Me.
My Own Story-Book.
Play-time Pictures.
Bed-time Stories.
For Little Chicks.
The cover and seven pages in colour. Picture boards.
Picture boards. Quarto, 101/8 inches by 73/4 inches
Stories from the Life of Christ
Twenty pages in colour. Picture boards, 1s.; cloth, gilt edges, 2s.
Glad Tidings
The Good Shepherd
Gentle Jesus
Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including obsolete and variant spellings. Obvious typographical errors in punctuation (misplaced quotes and the like) have been fixed. Corrections [in brackets] in the text are noted below:
Inconsistent spelling?:
Irkutsk (throughout) and Irkoutsk (pages 92, 94)
Yuruks (page 287) and Yuraks (pages 220, 309)
Mesentzeff (page 62) and Mezentsoff (page 66)
Moskow (page 62), although Moscow elsewhere
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"He is released from his suffering," Katia said solemnly.
"Anything else, Akim?["]
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as he entered. ["]It is a foolish business altogether, but if
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"That is more cheerful by a long way," Godfrey said to
himself as the man, who had mantained[maintained] absolute silence on
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of being mixed up in the most remote way with politics,
your best friends will shun you like the plague.["]
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grave. Nothing was said until the servant, having handed
round the dishes, left the room.["]
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There are the Guards in London, but the populalation[population]
is so large that you might go a week without seeing
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political prisoners now. We might be honest peasants if it
were not for these confounded heads of hair.["]
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"we should have been down on the Selinga[Selenga] to-morrow, and we had calculated
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lifting the eyelid. "He is coming round now," he said at
last.["] A few more passes and the child drowsily opened
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On the fourth day they saw a small farm[-]house lying not far
from the edge of the wood.
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fishing, keeping holes broken in the ice and catching fish by
torch[-]light. The men walked with the sledges, which only
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"The isvostchiks[Isvostchiks] are often frozen in St. Petersburg in
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"It may be either a fox or a bear," Luka said[,] making
his way farther back into the hut, and returning with his